Wheel.



L. H. PERLMAN.

WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT123.1916.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918,

LUUIE PERLIVIAN, F YOELK, N. Y.

WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apia ll, 1938,

Application filed. September 23, 1916. serial lflo. 1951,8231.

and'State of New You, have invented cer- "tain new and useful Improvements in llheels; and l do llGfCBbY declare the following; to he a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

T his invention relates to improvements in vehicle wheels of the type especially adapted for use on automobiles, and more particularly relates to that type of wheel structure which has come to be known as a cross cut demountable.

The object in View is the provision of nplc and eilicieut locking means adapted t opei'ate in thelin'e of the valve stem and to simultaneously lock the demountable rim on the-"wheel body and lock the ends of the rim against separation,

l Vith this and further Objects in view as .will in part-hereinafter becomev apparent and in part to be stated, the invention compyises certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements quently specified and claimed.

A In the accompanying drawing,-

Figme t is a sectional view, the section being on a "lane substantially heween me demo -le I'ini and the Wheel hodv h is a view F elevation thereof.

co to Fl a sect-ion u on the plane in dicated line 3 0: Figs. fill-fl 2.

4 is an lifli l r of a modifies embodiment -J the deino't alole rim.

" 5 is across section taken on the plane a part of indicated by line 55 of l, the wheel body being shown.

Referring to the drau mg by numerals, 1 i1.dicates the wood telly oi" a -"heel body on 'ch is mounted the usual .Lblly band 01' d rim 2 having the usual stop flange 3 at'its inner edge.

A channeled demountable rim ii of the cross euttype is mounted on the wheel body and cross cut at the nlace of the valve stem forming ends 5 and 6. The material of the r c is cutaway in semi-ci'cculaiform at I d 5 and *5 them an aperture 7 of parts as subse about the wheel to cooperate stem, and at The two plates 8, 8 are located to form sub stantially a V when the ends of the rim are in operative relation with the apex of the V presented axially outward. The aperture 7 extends through the plates 8 for accommodating the valvestein.

A bolt 9 extends through the wood telly 1 at each side of the line of the valve stem opening, it being understood, of course, that the opening 7 registers with a corresponding opening in the wood telly. At the outer side of the wood telly l a plate 10 connects the bolts 9 and is itself held in position by said bolts. Substantially midway of the valvesteni, the plate 10 is provided with an axially outstanding threaded. stud 11 on. which is threaded a nut- 12. A plate or flaiige 13 is formed with an aperture 1% for the assage of the stud 11, the said plate being arranged between the nut 12 and the plat l0, and formed inte 'ra'l with theupper por -on of the plate or ige 1 3 "is a locking we e 15 which is tapered in direction for enabling; the wedge to exert pressure against the rim at in a manner to pre% the same both radiallyand axially into position. l Vhile no other wedges are shown, it is obvious that any appropriate nui'nber of credinary locking wedges may he distriou .l tn wedge The Wedge =15, however, di 'inctive in that it is bifurcated to form a s istantially V-shapecl opening hetween. the arms of the bifurcation corresponding approximately to the "\I' shape of the plates 8, so that the wedge 15 adapted to have its arms extend on the opposite sides of said plates 8 and, in operation, i'reta the plates agaihst circumferential separation.

lnopei'ation, after the rim has been so plied to the wheel :1 the usual manner, the Wedge 15 is inserted between the rim and. wheel body, the nut 12 having previously been removed Z'Om stud. 11 and plate is mounted in the stud 11 during the insertion of the wedge 15 into place. Ween the wedge 15 has reached the point where it no longer be m2"'l1lly thrust toward final operative poo. Jon, the nut 152 is threaded onto the stud l1, and the plate 13 is drawn up for forcing the wedge 15 to sition. During this movement, the inclined. Walls of the arms oi the hifuication of the Wedge engage the inclined walls of the plate 8 and draw the same in a direction tending Ill v. to move the ends and 6 toward each other.

from the rim instead of beinseparate plates and secured to the rim.

The wedge 15 is thus located and then the additional wed es, not illustrated, and of the ordinary loc (ing wedge type, are applied at various points about the wheel.

In Figs. 4 and 5 is illustrated a slight modification to .which the same reference numerals have been applied and thesame description applies, since the only variation consists of the fact that the locking plates at theends of the rim are stamped formed of The wedge 15 not only effectively serves to retain the ends of the rim 4 in their proper relation, but also serves in cooperation with plates 8 as a driver for the rim. In other words, the wedge 15 and plates 8 cooperate to deliver circumferentially directed stresses to and from the rim and to prevent the wheel from creeping circumferentially of the wheel body.

1. The combination with a. wheelbody, of

a cross cut demountable rim therefor, the

' cross out being in the line of the valve stem opening, and the ends of the rim being formed with projections, and 'abifurcated plate movably carried by the wheel'body and engaging said projectionswith the arms. o the bifurcation extending on opposite sides of the projections for retaining the ends of the rim against separation.

2. The combination with a wheel body, of a cross cut demountable rim therefor, the cross cut beingin the line of the valve stem opening, and the ends ofthe rim being formed with projections, and a bifurcated wedge movably carried by the wheel body and engaging said projections with the arms directly of the bifurcation extending on opposite sides -of the projections for retaining the ends of the rim against separation.

3. The combination with a wheel body, of

'a cross cut demountable rim therefor, the

cross out being in the line of the valvestem opening, and the ends of the rim being formed with projections, a bifurcated plate mov-ably carried by the wheel body and engaging said projections with the arms of the bifurcation extending on opposite sides of the .projections for retaining the lends of the rim against separation, a plate connected to the wheel body, and a threaded zstud ex tending from the-plate in the line of the valve stem and having an engagement with the bifurcated plate for actuating the same.

' 4. The combination with a wheel body, of a cross cut demountable rim therefor, the cross out being in the line of the valve stem opening, and the ends of the rim being formed with projections, a bifurcated plate movably carried by the wheel body and engaging said projections with the arms of the bifurcation extending on opposite sides of the projections for retaining the ends of the rim against separation, a plate at the side" 

